"High Steppin'"

For small orchestra

This high-spirited medley of Quadrilles, Quick-Steps, Galops, Waltzes and Polkas by Stephen Foster and other composers of social dance music is a musical tour of the top hits of the late 1800's. It includes "Farewell Lilly My Dear" and "The Old Folks Quadrille" By Stephen Foster, "Wood Up Quickstep" by John Holloway, "The Musidora Polka-Mazurka" by Adrien Talexy, "At the Mississippi Cabaret" Turkey Trot by Alfred Gumble, "Annie May" Quick-Step, "Where Are the Friends of My Youth?" by G. Barker and "Blaze Away" March by Abe Holzmann

A trip down the Amazon river that begins in the serene mystery of the cloud forests of the highlands of Ecuador and Peru and ends on Brazil's coastal plain.
Duration: ca. 8 min.
Instrumentation: 3(3dPicc.)-3(3dE. Hn.)-3-2/4-3-3-1/T+3 perc./Hp, audio tape/Strings
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A trip down the Amazon river that begins in the serene mystery of the cloud forests of the highlands of Ecuador and Peru and ends on Brazil's coastal plain.
Duration: ca. 8 min.
Instrumentation: 2(2dPicc.)-2-2-2/2-2-1-1/T+2 perc./Hp, audio tape/Strings
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For small orchestra This Latin-flavored piece evokes the Mariachi music...

For small orchestra
This Latin-flavored piece evokes the Mariachi music of Mexico and demonstrates the instrumental families of the orchestra for young audiences.
Duration: ca. 3.5 min.
Instrumentation: 2-2-2-2/2-2-1-1/Timp.+2 perc./Hp, Pf/Strings
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